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Where does “hedon” come from?

hedon (English) comes from Dutch hedonisme, from Danish -isme, from French -ïsme, from Latin -isma, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

hedon (English): A unit of pleasure used to theoretically weigh...

Definitions

  1. A unit of pleasure used to theoretically weigh...

Ancestry of “hedon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhedonismehedonism
2Danish-isme-ism
3French-ïsme-ism, variant of -isme following vowels
4Latin-ismaAlternative form of -ismus; -ism
5Latin-ismus-ism
6Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
7Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
8Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

Words derived from “hedon”

  • hypohedonia
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